Description
Creole sausage rougail is a delicious combination of sausage, tomato, garlic and additional spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup of brown rice
- 2 or 3 Italian sausages
- 1 red onion (sliced)
- 1 tsp of chilli powder
- 2 garlic cloves (sliced)
- 1 tsp of turmeric
- 1 tsp of cumin
- 1 pistil of saffron
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.5 cup of tomato sauce
- 2 medium tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 inch of fresh ginger (grated)
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
- 2 sprigs of cilantro
Instructions
To pepare the brown rice :
- Heat olive oil in a pan on high heat.
- Add the rice and stir for 2 minutes.
- Pour in 3 cups of water and cover.
- Turn the heat down to very low heat when you first see signs of steam.
- Cook for 45/50 minutes. Don’t uncover the pan until the end.
- Meanwhile prepare the rougail sausage.
To prepare the sausage rougail :
- Cut each sausage into 3 or 4 pieces.
- Heat olive oil in a casserole on high heat.
- Add the sausages and cook for 5 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium heat.
- Add the onion, a pinch of salt and chilli pepper and cook until the onion softens (5-7 minutes).
- Add the sausage, cloves of garlic, turmeric, cumin, saffron, thyme and bay leaf and cook for 3 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low heat.
- Add the tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes, ginger and 2 pinches of salt and stir.
- Cook for 30 minutes.
- Add black pepper and cilantro before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Creole Dinner
- Cuisine: Creole
